September
12, 1918

31st letter

Dear Ma:-

A letter came from Betty two days ago and one from you yesterday. You seemed unduly
worried about my bank account, but maybe that was because you had had no letters from me
explaining what I had done. I still have a good bit in the bank and $50 in American bills
with me. The Credito Italiano is the Equitable's correspondent here in Italy. Then I asked
the Equitable if in case of emergency, some arrangement could be made so that I
could have what I might want. They were nice enough to give me an emergency credit, so to
speak, of 500 lire which I can draw into if need be, should my own actual credit be used
up. However, please don't worry over it for I shant ask for more any sooner than is
absolutely necessary.

Eleven of the boys are leaving today. They have only served four months, but when
the came, a Red Cross man promised to get them back in time for college. I think I wrote
all about that before. Anyway, one of them, Jno. Noyes, H. 20, is bringing back a
little curiosity which I found and is going to send it to Betty for me. It is a bracelet
made from the copper band off the bottom of an Austrian shell. I wanted to get some other
little things to send home for Neltie and Hannah, but the soldiers here don't make things
the way they do in France. I hope my letters are coming through all right, and especially
number 30 which was rather more interesting than
ordinarily. I had a letter from Warren Morse telling about the Harvard R.O.T.C. camp and
the Plattsburg he went to and he said that they might lower the age for commissions. Is
there any truth in that. I have to go on a call now, but there isn't much to say except
that the regular routine work goes on. I am feeling great and everything except the first
cylinder on the car is O.K. Tell me all the news when you write.